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Best of the Week: September 8-14, 2012

DIY MAGNIFICENCE | An incredible shot of the Earth from space, which 19-year-old student Adam Cudworth created using a $50 camera and a completely home-made rig, sending the camera a stunning 110,210 feet in the air. More details here. https://gizmodo.com/teenager-sends-50-camera-into-space-and-captures-these-5941932 Dalai Lama tells his Facebook friends that religion “is no longer adequate” https://gizmodo.com/dalai-lama-tells-his-facebook-friends-that-religion-is-5942616 This past…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 16

Plan 9 From Outer Space: A Wonderful Disaster From End to End

Often hailed as the worst film ever made, Plan 9 From Outer Space is definitely an experience. If you had to pay so much as a penny to see it, the cost-proposition might be rough, considering the so-bad-it’s-good here really skirts the edge of venturing into so-bad-it’s-bad. Fortunately (?) for all of us, it is…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 16

Cap’n Jazz: Take On Me

A lot of you are going to hate this song. Actually, most of you will probably hate this song, but if just one of you likes it half as much as I do, our collective glee will more than balance any cringing dismay. I’ll admit, the vocals here are bad, really bad. They’re so bad…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 16

Photographs of lonely astronauts wandering the alien planet Earth

Space suits are a powerful symbol of exploration, but Graziano Panfili uses it to separate people from their surroundings. His photos turn ordinary people in ordinary places into explorers from a distant world. What’s particularly intriguing about Panfili’s Alienation series is that they appear to be portraits of people in settings familiar to them: their…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 16

Pac-Man is a Lovecraft story as written by Franz Kafka

Zach Weiner of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal has stared into the heart of Pac-Man and discovered the horror at its core. In his latest comic, he proposes a chilling backstory for the hungry video game hero, one that’s a far cry from the smiling yellow creature you see on the arcade cabinet. The…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Sep 16

This Is What a 20 Megawatt Solar Farm Looks Like

One of the key features of Apple’s upcoming North Carolina data center is its mammoth field of solar panels, which aim to provide the center with the majority of its power. Though the solar farm in progress is a whopping 100 acres, and aims to put out 20 megawatts, that’s only 60 percent of the…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 16

1980 Rocky Horror spoof cast Ronald Reagan as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

On a dark and stormy night, two liberal kids named Brad and Janet seek help at a mansion after their car breaks down. But they quickly discover that the occupants want to seduce them — to become conservatives. That’s the premise behind the bizarre Rocky Horror spoof, The Ronnie Horror Picture Show. This video comes…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 16

Re-Envisioned Modern Day Sling Launches Steel Balls Like Nobody’s Business

A weapon doesn’t have to be complex to be devastating and awesome, and this sling is a perfect example. Dubbed the “forearm hoopack” this simple frame, lets the user sling spheres with repeatable precision. There’s no doubt about it; slingshot master Joerg Sprave shows off his balls of steel with this one. [YouTube]

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 16

Doctor Who and the Downside of Turning People into Weapons

Doctor Who’s quirky time traveler has often been accused of transforming human beings into weapons — most notably, Davros made this claim in “Journey’s End.” But last night’s episode, “A Town Called Mercy,” features another alien doctor who’s literally made people into weapons — and meanwhile, it makes a strong case that the Doctor’s companions…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Sep 16

Bring Off-Key Screeching To Your Living Room With This Smartphone Karaoke Machine

Of course your smartphone (or tablet) can handle Karaoke, but you don’t want to have to hold a screen while you’re rocking out and driving the neighbors insane; you want a microphone, to add to the ridiculous fantasy that you’re worth listening to. Enter the AppToyz AppSing, complete with scorpion-like phone holder. While you’re busy…

Gadgets Eric Limer Sep 16

Douglas Adams and Jim Henson tried to develop a TV special about the Muppet Institute of Technology

What happens when you get the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the creator of the Muppets in the same room? In the 1980s, Jim Henson met author Douglas Adams and together they tried to develop a television special starring the Muppets about the wonders of computers. Henson and Adams met almost…

Television Lauren Davis Sep 16

Surprise! Apple Fans Turn Samsung’s iPhone 5 Attack Ad on Its Head

Samsung isn’t taking the iPhone 5 launch lying down, and it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that nobody else is taking anything lying down either, ever. Not long after Samsung released its hackle-raising iPhone-basher, the ad was being flipped on its head by ardent Apple knights in iPhone armor. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-throws-down-the-gauntlet-with-its-new-iphone-ba-5943574 Like the ad they are…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 16

12 Zombie Movies that Root for the Zombies

Earlier this week, we shared our 13 favorite zombie movies in honor of the latest Resident Evil installment, and most of these films have us reaching for a heavy, head-bashing bat. But what about those films where you want to see the zombie survive — or at least see a few humans fall to their…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 16

Bad Comments On Your Facebook Picture Make People Think You’re Uglier

Warning for the cripplingly self-conscious: a study from the University of Missouri has shown that crappy comments on your profile picture can negatively affect how attractive people find you not only in a physical sense, but in a social and professional one as well. At least in people who try to gauge attractiveness from nothing…

Social Media Eric Limer Sep 16

Why it’s dangerous to be a cat on Mars

Rok Predin’s Curiosity Killed the Cat is less than a minute long and exists solely in service of a really terrible pun, but it’s still funny. Give this bizarre tribute to Martian exploration a quick watch. [via Kuriositas]

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 16

Does Ad Tracking Really Bother You?

The thought of being watched is always sort of unsettling. The thought of being watched by enemies or the government can be downright scary, but the thought of being watched by advertisers is anywhere from gross to “meh.” Do Not Track, and privacy-oriented browser extensions show that the lack of privacy is concerning to a…

Privacy & Security Eric Limer Sep 16

A geyser sprays water vapor from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

We’ve known for some time that geysers on Saturn’s moon Enceladus sprays water vapor that eventually finds its way to Saturn. But this striking image lets us see that water vapor spilling into space. https://gizmodo.com/the-moon-enceladus-rains-down-water-on-saturn-5824879 Michael Benson composited this image from image fragments sent by the Cassini spacecraft, just one of the incredible bits of…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 16

The Obama family reimagined as The Incredibles

During the last presidential election, comic book artist Alex Ross portrayed Barack Obama as Superman. Now Nikkolas and Nicole Smith have gotten the entire first family in on the superheroic family in on the act, envisioning the Obamas in the style of Pixar’s The Incredibles. My question is: What is Bo’s superpower? Because I’m pretty…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 16

Killer whales need their mamas to look after them… even as adults

Despite their fearsome nickname, orcas might actually be among the animal kingdom’s biggest mama’s boys. Males rely on their mothers to keep them alive well into their adulthood — and that might help explain the evolution of menopause. Killer whale females can live as long as fifty years after when they produce offspring in their…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Sep 16

Clever Folding Bunk Bed Leaves So Much Extra Space for Activities

In many homes, and nearly all apartments, floorspace comes at a premium. That’s what makes bunkbeds such a space saver. The Dumbo Double Murphy Bed takes it a step further by letting you fold them up. Designed by Roberto Gil and built from baltic birch plywood, these bunk beds from Casa Kids are both compact…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 16

Best of the Week: September 8-14, 2012

Plan 9 From Outer Space: A Wonderful Disaster From End to End

Cap’n Jazz: Take On Me

Photographs of lonely astronauts wandering the alien planet Earth

Pac-Man is a Lovecraft story as written by Franz Kafka

This Is What a 20 Megawatt Solar Farm Looks Like

1980 Rocky Horror spoof cast Ronald Reagan as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Re-Envisioned Modern Day Sling Launches Steel Balls Like Nobody’s Business

Doctor Who and the Downside of Turning People into Weapons

Bring Off-Key Screeching To Your Living Room With This Smartphone Karaoke Machine

Douglas Adams and Jim Henson tried to develop a TV special about the Muppet Institute of Technology

Surprise! Apple Fans Turn Samsung’s iPhone 5 Attack Ad on Its Head

12 Zombie Movies that Root for the Zombies

Bad Comments On Your Facebook Picture Make People Think You’re Uglier

Why it’s dangerous to be a cat on Mars

Does Ad Tracking Really Bother You?

A geyser sprays water vapor from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

The Obama family reimagined as The Incredibles

Killer whales need their mamas to look after them… even as adults

Clever Folding Bunk Bed Leaves So Much Extra Space for Activities

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